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I’m only halfway home, I’ve gotta journey onTo where I’ll find, find the things I have lostI’ve come a long long road but still I’ve got some miles to goI’ve got a wide, a wide river to cross
(Levon Helm)

I’ll be heading back into the KUST studio again this afternoon for another episode (chapter? edition?) of Great River Radio. After starting the show with Diana Krall’s great version of Levon’s song, which is iconic at GRR, we’ll get to new music from Ingrid Michaelson (I’ve really been digging her new album Lights Out), and Danish singer/songwriter Majke Voss Romme (who performs as Broken Twin) with her romantic and melancholy “Sun Has Gone.” We’ll also have something from Carlene Carter’s tribute to her family “Carter Girl” on which she covers her favorite Carter family songs, and a few other tributes, as a matter of fact. If you love Jackson Browne’s songs, you’ll want to hear Jimmy LaFave cover “For Everyman” from the new tribute album to JB. And finally, we have another track from the tribute to the Dylan of the 80’s by Chastity Brown, doing a soulful gospelly take on “Saving Grace.” That and new songs from Joan Osborne, Bon Iver bandmate S. Carey, Ray Bonneville and The Hold Steady. Just a reminder, GRR is winding down. I’m giving a lot of thought to a final show in the coming weeks, and will try to make it very special. If there is anything you’d like to hear, or share with me from your memories of listening to this show, I welcome your comments. For now, I hope you can listen this afternoon as you take care of business, or check it out later on the blog.
Details: Great River Radio – some Wednesdays 4:15-5:45 p.m.
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Playlist
Wide River to Cross-Diana Krall
Home-Ingrid Michaelson
Heart & Bones-The Pines
Sun Has Gone-Broken Twin
Little Black Train-Carlene Carter
For Everyman-Jimmy LaFave
Who Do Call the Shots-Ray Bonneville
Steel Guitar-Danny O’Keefe
Saving Grace-Chastity Brown
Alpenglow-S. Carey
Few Feet Away-Otis Taylor
Hand It Over-Keb’ Mo’
Farther Along-Mississippi John Hurt
Sleepy Sea of Indigo and Blue-Antje Duvekot
Work on Me-Joan Osborne
Weary Eyes-Augustines
Spinners-The Hold Steady

If I had wings like Noah’s dove
I’d fly up the river to the one I love
Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well

“Fare Thee Well ” (Dink’s Song)

Just a quick reminder that Great River Radio will air this afternoon with an outstanding playlist of mostly new music from artists like the Augustines and the American Authors, Craig Finn, William Fitzsimmons and Nick Waterhouse. My favorite new band Lucius might even get two songs played this afternoon. I’ll do a segment of songs from movies (Inside Llewyn Davis – quoted above, Nebraska and All Is Lost) and a couple of covers, including a beautiful one sung by a seven foot sad clown.

And this, perhaps more notable announcement. After eight years and 171 shows as of today, I’ve decided to pull the plug on Great River Radio after this semester. I’d like to do at least two more shows, and will make them special. This has been a labor of love and a creative activity for me all these years, but I’ve decided to turn my creative energies in other directions. More on all of this later this spring.

For now, I hope you can listen this afternoon as you take care of business, or check it out later on the blog.

A feather’s not a birdThe rain is not the seaA stone is not a mountainBut a river runs through me

“A Feather’s Not a Bird” Rosanne Cash

A quick reminder that Great River Radio is back this afternoon with a bundle of songs for you, mostly new, but a couple of discoveries that have been spinning on my player the last four weeks. Do you know Goldfrapp? Do you want to hear something sexy that will warm you up on a cold winter night? That’s all I’m going to say about that. I’ve been digging the songwriter Peter Bradley Adams and have played him before. He has a new record, as does the very interesting Damien Jurado, local friends Jeremy Messersmith and Erik Koskinen. Then there will be the department of covers and remakes with Charlotte Gainsbourg doing “Hey Joe” (you’ve got to hear it) and Band of Horses doing an acoustic live at the Ryman version of “No One’s Gonna Love You” and a remastered “Comes and Goes In Waves” from Greg Laswell.

And of course, my favorite record of the year so far, Rosanne Cash’s The River & The Thread – the first track from that album will also open GRR today. Finally, I have the first musical harbinger of spring, thanks to Mike, from the John Butler Trio.

If you live in the upper Midwest, you’re going to want to take some time to listen this afternoon or later for a break from the cold and snow and the coming storm.

I’ll be getting things going around 4:00 – listen this afternoon or later when the snow is coming down.